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Audiological Science - Newborn Hearing Screener
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Fixed term: 6 months (30th November 2024)
Hours
Part time - 21 hours per week (Rota Including 1 weekend in 4)
Job ref
387-WC-6983-NG
Employer
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Michaels Hospital
Town
Bristol
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/05/2024 23:59

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University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust logo

Newborn Hearing Screener

Band 3

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

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Job overview

The Avon hearing screening programme is one of the largest programmes in the UK.  There are about 12,000 babies born in the area per year who all need to have a hearing screen in a timely manner.

 All work should be carried out in as flexible, sensitive, supportive and family friendly manner as possible.

The post holder will work as a member of the screening team, participating in the hearing screening of newborn babies born in the BNSSG area (Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire) under the supervision of the Local Manager. This post will involve direct handling of new-born babies and contact with parents. It will involve gathering and accurately recording clinical and test data relevant to the hearing screening process. The post holder will be part of a dedicated team of screeners ensuring that a quality and family friendly service is delivered.   The post holder will sometimes need to work with anxious, distressed or emotional parents.

This position is to cover Maternity/Long term sickness, the applicant must hold level 3 diploma in health screening and have previously completed the external competency exam (ECA).

 

Main duties of the job

  • Experience of using computer systems 
  • Experience of working within a hospital environment 
  • Experience of Handling Babies 
  • Experience of working with families and children
  • Ability to communicate in a positive and calm manner with professionals and parents, especially with people who may be in stressful situations 
  • Ability to drive around Bristol and surrounding areas to attend community clinics and hospital settings as required 
  • High level of manual dexterity to operate computers and the hearing screening machines and also to prepare the babies for the tests
  • Ability to work on own initiative, efficiently and flexibly and to recognise priorities 

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of using computer systems
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working within a hospital environment
  • Experience of Handling Babies
  • Experience of working with families and children

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • High level of manual dexterity to operate computers and the hearing screening machines and also to prepare the babies for the tests
  • Ability to drive around Bristol and surrounding areas to attend community clinics and hospital settings as required
  • Ability to communicate in a positive and calm manner with professionals and parents, especially with people who may be in stressful situations
  • Ability to work on own initiative, efficiently and flexibly and to recognise priorities

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • Good basic education up to GCSE level or equivalent with 5 GCSE’s grade A-C including Maths and English
  • NVQ Level 2 or equivalent

Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and oral
  • Good organisational skills
  • Good team worker

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDDisability Confident - two yearsVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerNHS Pastoral CareTime to changeStep into healthPride In Veterans

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
LAURISA ORCHARD
Job title
NHSP LOCAL MANAGER
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01173421605
Additional information

Laurisa. Orchard@uhbw .nhs.uk

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